A New York City man on parole accused of dumping a young woman’s body in a trash heap in the street was assaulted by dozens of angry neighbors during his arrest on Monday.
The NYPD confirmed Tuesday morning that Chad Irish, 55, had been charged with concealing a body after being questioned by detectives about the death of Yazmin Williams, 31. Irish was also charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and criminal intimidation, but police said those charges are unrelated to Williams’ death.
Williams’ body was discovered around 5 p.m. Friday in a sleeping bag on a dolly and surrounded by black garbage bags in front of a building on East 27th Street. The New York City Medical Examiner’s Office said Williams died from a gunshot wound to the head. The dolly was tied to the railing of the scaffolding with red string.
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Yazmin Williams, 31, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head inside a garbage bag in front of a building on East 27th Street in New York City around 5pm on Friday. Instagram (@yummyaznyc)
Detectives obtained surveillance footage that showed a man in a motorized wheelchair dragging Eilish’s body to the location, though an NYPD spokesman declined to confirm whether the man matched Eilish’s description.
Some friends CBS New York Williams said she is friends with a man in a wheelchair who lives nearby and lives in the neighborhood where she grew up.
Williams’ family believes the young woman knew her killer. Fox 5 reported..
Police said a “disorderly and angry crowd gathered” when a wheelchair-bound Irishman was arrested at the intersection of East 27th Street and Second Avenue around 4 p.m. Monday and placed on a stretcher.
He was taken to hospital in stable condition. The investigation remains ongoing and Irish has not been charged with Williams’ murder.
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Chad Irish was taken into custody in connection with the death of Yazmin Williams. (Fox 5 New York)
Police and paramedics tried to hold back the crowd, some of whom punched Mr Eilish, some of whom begged the crowd to kill him and others tried to strip him of his clothes. Mr Eilish could be heard pleading his innocence before being placed in an ambulance.
Police have listed two addresses for Eilish: one in the Bronx and one at the Nathan Strauss Houses, a New York City Housing Authority development on East 28th Street, not far from where Williams’ body was found.
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The crowd could be heard jeering and grabbing the man as he was arrested at about 4pm on Monday. (Fox 5 New York)
According to data from the New York Department of Corrections, at the time of his arrest, Eilish was on parole for a robbery in the Bronx, and has an extensive history of arrests and convictions, including attempted arson, assault and robbery.
A body was found wrapped in a sleeping bag on top of a trolley along a sidewalk in New York City on Friday. (Ted Oemke)
Police officials said, New York Post Eilish had been arrested 21 times before.
Yazmin Williams graduated from Buffalo State College in 2016 and was set to start work Monday with the city’s Department of Housing Preservation. Instagram (@yummyaznyc)
Williams’ family told CBS that the 31-year-old was scheduled to start work on Monday for the city’s Department of Housing and Preservation. The department could not immediately be reached for comment.
“She was excited about living and living her life,” her mother, Nicole Williams, told the outlet. “She pursued a career in criminal justice. She wanted to go to Buffalo State College and become a lawyer.”
Yazmeen Williams always rode Citi Bikes and had a “beautiful voice,” a source told CBS New York. Instagram (@yummyaznyc)
According to the media, Williams had a twin brother and a sister.
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“My mom always took good care of me and was always proud of me. She was the best sister I could have had and I love her so much. I just wish she could have stayed longer because I wanted to grow up with her,” her sister said.
